Three arrested for jeweller’s murder

Police accessed CCTV footage of the area and identified the car used by the three assailants.

Three persons were arrested for the murder of a 32-year-old jeweller, Rakesh, who was shot dead by three men at his residence in East Delhi’s Shakarpur area on Monday morning.

During investigation, it was found that Rakesh’s brother Rajesh had allegedly hired two contract killers — identified as Bhupinder and Ajay — to kill his brother in order to settle a prolonged property dispute.

On November 3, Bhupinder , Ajay and Rajesh’s associate, Vinod, went to Rakesh’s house. When Rakesh opened the door, the contract killers shot him dead. The trio then fled the spot. While Vinod, Bhupinder and Ajay have been arrested, Rajesh is on the run.

“Around 9.30 am on Monday, we received a PCR call saying that a person was shot by assailants at his house. An inquiry revealed that two persons knocked on Rakesh’s door on the pretext of discussing about a property. As soon as Rakesh opened the door, the assailants came in and shot him thrice,” DCP (East) Ajay Kumar said.

Police accessed CCTV footage of the area and identified the car used by the three assailants. The registration number of the car was verified and police found that it belonged to Vinod.

“We traced Vinod’s address to Khajuri Khas area and apprehended him. Vinod runs a parking lot there. The other two were then arrested,” a police officer

Police are on the lookout for Rajesh. “We are questioning the three. Further probe is on,” the officer said.

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